Essie Resort 2013: In the Cab-ana Nail Colour Collection

When it comes to Essie's collections, I am always the most excited for their Resort collections. My favourite collection of all time from Essie is still their Resort 2010, which featured shades that were really edgy and unique when they were released, and ended up being so successful that three of the shades became permanent (including fan favourite, Turquoise & Caicos). As I mentioned in my review and swatches post of Essie's Avenue Maintain, the Spring 2013 collection didn't really 'wow' me — but the moment I saw swatches of the Resort 2013 collection rolling up online, it was love at first sight.
First Timer, In the Cab-ana, Under Where?, and Come Here!

First Timer is a medium vibrant cool-toned seafoam green in a cream finish. It has a fluid consistency without being too thick or too runny. It goes on smoothly and evenly, without any pulling or bubbling. The first coat goes on a bit streaky, but it is completely even after a second coat. It has high pigmentation and will reach opacity in two medium coats. It is similar though a touch less blue-toned than Illamasqua's Nomad, brighter and much more green than Essie's Turquoise & Caicos, and lighter and more blue-toned than Essie's Mojito Madness.
In the Cab-ana is a medium vibrant aqua blue in a cream finish. It has a fluid consistency without being too thick or too runny. It goes on smoothly and evenly, without any pulling, bubbling, or streaking. It is completely self-levelling. It has high pigmentation and will reach opacity in two medium coats. It is less teal-based than Essie's Where's My Chauffeur?, slightly darker and more vibrant than OCC's Pool Boy, and lighter and more aqua than Julep's Claire.
Under Where? is a light-medium pink-toned lilac in a jelly-cream finish. It has a fluid consistency without being too thick or runny. It goes on smoothly and evenly, without any pulling or bubbling. The first coat goes on a bit streaky, but it is completely even after a second coat. It has medium-high pigmentation and will reach opacity in two medium-thick coats or three medium coats. It is lighter than Butter London's Molly Coddled, darker and more pink than Julep's Simone, and more pink than Essie's Bond with Whomever.
Come Here! is a medium-dark vibrant coral-poppy red in a cream finish. It has a fluid consistency without being too thick or too runny. It goes on smoothly and evenly, without any pulling, bubbling, or streaking. It is completely self-levelling. It has high pigmentation and will reach opacity in one medium-thick coat. It is similar though a touch more pink than Joe Fresh's Tomato, darker and more red than OPI's Suzi's Hungary Again!, and similar though a touch more coral-toned than Essie's Hip-anema.

They aren't the most unique colours or finishes (sometimes a colour can be made different enough to be worth having if the finishes are different, say with shimmer or glitter), but they're perfect shades to transition from Spring to Summer — they're like the brighter, amped-up versions of the soft pastels we've been seeing this Spring, but not so bright as to be neon which is a big trend for Summer. For those who don't want to splurge on Illamasqua's Nomad, First Timer is actually a pretty good dupe — they're not exactly the same, but they are quite similar. In the Cab-ana is a great option for those who want a bright aqua blue but not as electric or cyan as, say, Illamasqua's Noble or OPI's Can't Find My Czechbook. In general, I feel that there are actually a lot of dupes for these shades out there, and at various price points, but if you don't have anything similar and you want some fun new warm weather shades these are great options and they actually have very smooth, even, and pigmented formulas across the board. In the Cab-ana and Come Here! make for an especially fun mani-pedi combo this season.